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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024 — figures cover the April 1, 2020 estimates base through July 1, 2024
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Preston County, West Virginia: population and components of change

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024: County Population Totals and Components of Change 2020-2024 (CO-EST2024-ALLDATA). Figures cover the April 1, 2020 estimates base through July 1, 2024; data fetched 2026-10-30T08:41:21Z.

Values are printed as the U.S. Census Bureau reports them. A blank source value is printed as “not available”.
Preston County
ItemValueAs reported
CountyPreston CountyPreston County
StateWest VirginiaWest Virginia
State FIPS code5454
County FIPS code077077
Census region (code)33
Census division (code)55
Estimates base, April 1, 202034,21534215
Resident population, July 1, 202034,19134191
Resident population, July 1, 202134,30934309
Resident population, July 1, 202234,19634196
Resident population, July 1, 202334,05034050
Resident population, July 1, 202434,05534055
Numeric population change, 2023 to 202455
Births, year to July 1, 2024289289
Deaths, year to July 1, 2024416416
Natural change (births minus deaths), year to July 1, 2024-127-127
International migration, year to July 1, 20244141
Domestic migration, year to July 1, 20249090
Residual, year to July 1, 202411
Birth rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 20248.48698.4868952353
Death rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 202412.216412.216430512
Natural change rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 2024-3.7295-3.729535276
International migration rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 20241.20401.2040231995
Domestic migration rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 20242.64302.6429777549
Group quarters population, July 1, 20243,3143314

Values as reported by the source: county_name=Preston County, state_name=West Virginia, state_fips=54, county_fips=077, region=3, division=5, estimates_base_2020=34215, pop_2020=34191, pop_2021=34309, pop_2022=34196, pop_2023=34050, pop_2024=34055, npopchg_2024=5, births_2024=289, deaths_2024=416, naturalchg_2024=-127, internationalmig_2024=41, domesticmig_2024=90, residual_2024=1, rbirth_2024=8.4868952353, rdeath_2024=12.216430512, rnaturalchg_2024=-3.729535276, rinternationalmig_2024=1.2040231995, rdomesticmig_2024=2.6429777549, gq_estimates_2024=3314